Gardening Tips to Make You a Planting and Potting Expert

Working with plants and flowers is good for the soul. It helps relieve stress, lower blood pressure, and put you in touch with nature. At Waukesha Floral & Greenhouse, we ought to know—we do it every day! We want to help bring you those benefits, no matter if you’re a beginner or have the greenest of thumbs. Below, our experts are sharing some gardening tips you can use to become a master planter and potter. Read them over, and if you still have questions, give our team a call at 262-542-8152.

Try These Helpful Gardening Tips

Repot Your Plants

One of our favorite gardening tips is to repot your flowers and plants. It’s a great way to give them a new lease on life. Don’t know where to start? That’s okay—Waukesha Floral can help. We’ll tell you what type of pot to pick, which soil mix to use, and how to care for the plant to keep it healthy and vibrant. Our team can even repot your plant for you as well as recommend the right food to ensure it gets the nutrients it needs.

Use the Proper-Sized Pots

When potting plants, it’s important to use the proper-sized pot. We recommend choosing a new pot one size bigger than the one your plant is in—for example, move from a six-inch pot to a seven-inch one. It will give your plant room to grow without causing it to spoil, which can happen when the pot is too large.

Count on Waukesha Floral to help you find the perfect pot. We have a large selection of pots in different sizes, colors, and patterns in our greenhouse.

Check the Root Color

A useful piece of home gardening advice: When repotting your plant, check the color of its roots. They should be light tan or white—and the leaves a healthy green. Also, check if the roots are root-bound, or wrapped around themselves. If that’s the case, lightly tease and gently break them apart to help them thrive and keep the plant from suffocating. Hear that snapping sound the roots make? That’s the sound of you breathing new life into the plant.

Use the Right Potting Mix

Believe it or not, a soilless potting mix can best improve the health of your plant. Soil from the ground is too heavy and compact, which can prevent root growth. Soilless mixes, on the other hand, are typically made of perlite, bark, and peat. Those ingredients create a light, airy soil-like mix that can help your plants flourish. Plus, the plants’ roots can spread out more easily and grow. That mix also makes it easier for your plants to get the water and air they need.

Brighten Your Home or Yard With Blooming Bulb Plants

Bold and striking bulb plants like tulips, hyacinths, lilies, and daffodils can add timeless beauty to your outdoor landscape. Typically, they come in different grades to designate the size of flower heads, but at Waukesha Floral, we only use Grade-A bulbs. That way, you can always expect bigger, more gorgeous flowers whenever you visit our greenhouse.

Bring the Outdoors Inside

Making your own original arrangement is easy at Waukesha Floral. A clear glass container is an unexpected planter because it showcases the flower’s roots. Try surrounding the stems and bulbs with Spanish moss, sheet moss, or river rock for a rustic, nature-inspired centerpiece in your home.

Find More Gardening Tips Here at Waukesha Floral

At Waukesha Floral, we want your plants and flowers to bloom and delight as much as you do. So if you need more garden advice or tips for gardening, don’t hesitate to ask. Call us today at 262-542-8152 or contact us online.